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CIGARETTES AND POKER AND QUITTING

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  1. benyyy benyyy is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:14pm)

    Anyone on here trying to quit but having trouble while playing without destroying a few keyboards,stopped playing while trying to quit last time for a week,then when I started playing again found it hard without them,,,,,,any successful tips?
  2. ThillyGooth ThillyGooth is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:18pm) in reply to benyyy

    bomb post...i dont have any advice i can give ya....still smoking...drinking....pufifn cron...but ya its tough.....BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE......QUIT POKER!!!!...get some ass and yer good
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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:18pm) in reply to benyyy

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  4. Balla-B13 Balla-B13 is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:22pm) in reply to benyyy

    www,chantix.com

    new presciption drug thats helps you quit smoking
    i know several people who say it works very well
     
  5. Stockwatch Stockwatch is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:24pm) in reply to benyyy

    If you really want to quit, it's gonna be tough when you gamble.
    Personally, I'm a smoker and when I gamble, I smoke even more. I always have.

    All the tips in the world won't help if you don't want to quit.

    Hope it works out for ya - Good Luck!!
  6. sandyyyy sandyyyy is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:25pm) in reply to Balla-B13

    CHANTIX is the way to go! Miracle drug for me. I also know several people that have quit with it. Good Luck.
  7. jhill3535 jhill3535 is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:25pm) in reply to Balla-B13

    "www.chantix.com

    new presciption drug thats helps you quit smoking
    i know several people who say it works very well"

    QFT

    I used it and haven't had a cig in 4 months, after the first couple days I didn't even think about smoking again. Truly is a miracle drug, you won't even think of yourself as an "ex-smoker"
     
  8. benyyy benyyy is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:30pm) in reply to Stockwatch

    ty guys for advice appreciate it,as a note I should have added I don't want to take any medication to combat this.......haven't taken so much as an aspirin in 12 years...just this stupid nicotine drug....any other suggestions besides quitting poker and the get some ass thing....ty much apprciated
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  9. jhill3535 jhill3535 is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:37pm) in reply to benyyy

    Chantix gets rid of the mental addiction by giving you the same feeling that you get from a cig.

    It gets rid of all of the withdrawal symptoms, and it is a 2 month course, however most people don't do the second month and it sticks just fine. It isn't as if you have to keep taking the medication.

    Think of it as the same drug as you are currently taking.

    This is 100% the easiest, quickest, surest way to quit for good, no matter how much you were smoking before.
     
  10. allynlong allynlong is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:43pm) in reply to benyyy

    there is some company that advertises on howard stern about some magnets u wear on ur ear...they say it works..but really guy we are smoking like 1100 different chemical;s in a damn cigarrette and your bragging about not taking a pill for years???? big shit..that might be what you need to quit....but i hear ya, i smoke 2 packs if i play from say 2 in the aft till 2am. i cant hardly breathe when i wake up the next morning...thats not to mention the half a J at every break.
    As far as poker goes without it i cant say about cigarettes but its dry as a camels ass around here right now and ive stared at the schedule for 2 hrs this afternoon and have no desire at all to play..i dont play very well with drugs and now it looks like i wont play at all without em.......dreading the nightmares tonight....i have to quit them both soon or begin the countdown to my last days
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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 7:43pm) in reply to jhill3535

    hmmm,sounds convincing, ok I'll look into it ty....
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  12. GambleAB GambleAB is offline 1. I'm awesome

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 8:05pm) in reply to benyyy

    Congrats on putting on 50 lbs.
     
  13. Dirrrrrty Dirrrrrty is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 8:22pm) in reply to benyyy

    I know exactly what your going through...I just quit 18 days ago after smoking for over 5 years...I made a bet with a few other smoker friends of mine about quiting and thats how it started...I have noticed that i havent played nearly as much poker since quitting...but ive also been on quite a downswing...but personally i chew sunflower seeds almost constantly as opposed to smoking...helps a little....gl

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 8:22pm) in reply to GambleAB

    Wow, does this Chantex have any side affects?
  15. Doc Holladay Doc Holladay is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 9:12pm) in reply to Dirrrrrty

    No chantix doesn't have any real side effects so far. i do have one patient that said she has minor memory loss though. Many patients have found it to be very effective with no side effects and a very good success rate. It is very expensive though. some of my patients really didn't want to quit and it was still a success.
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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 9:20pm) in reply to benyyy

    It took me 3 times of really trying to quit to actually quit. The last time I used Nicotine gum, the first two I used the gum and the patch. The gum is a bitch to kick once you are over the cigs, but it is better than smoking.
     
  17. beef beef is offline

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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 10:10pm) in reply to SixgunSam

    thanks DOC, how expensive is it?
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    Aug 24th, 2007 (8/24/2007 10:23pm) in reply to jhill3535

    jhill is exactly right (believe me i work in a pharmacy). Most people only take it for 1-2 months and are done smoking forever.

    although be aware it is not covered by all insurance companies, and is ~$116 for a 1 month supply if your insurance does not cover it. If u think about it though even if u have to pay for it u are saving money by not buying cigs which is a lot of money per month for most smokers.
     
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    Aug 25th, 2007 (8/25/2007 12:51am) in reply to benyyy

    I quit smoking by hypnosis. Went to see a guy named Romaine. Probably 70-100 people there and I haven't smoked in 2 and a half years. I know quite a few people who quit with his help. Best $75 I ever spent.

    GL.
  20. benyyy benyyy is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2007 (8/25/2007 3:25am) in reply to Veghed

    hypnosis lol...ok
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  21. hrk hrk is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2007 (8/25/2007 4:06am) in reply to benyyy

    My wife quit smoking about a month after utilizing a course from hypnosisdownloads.com, but she swears that had nothing to do with it (lol.) Im a firm believer in hypnosis, and it can be very helpful for poker players too in many different ways. Hypnosis is not as "mystical" as many people make it seem, it's just using the natural processes of the brain and training it towards an outcome you desire. In fact, hypnosis is being used against you every day if you turn on the TV or even read a newspaper. The info is out there...
  22. DblDownUr20 DblDownUr20 is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2007 (8/25/2007 4:28am) in reply to benyyy

    I once tried to quit smoking by saying, no poker until I stop. Didn't even come close to working.
  23. frenchfish frenchfish is offline

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    Aug 25th, 2007 (8/25/2007 8:22am) in reply to benyyy

    Be a MAN and quit !
     
  24. miami_aces miami_aces is offline

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    Aug 27th, 2007 (8/27/2007 6:04pm) in reply to frenchfish

    does that centrix work for weed?
  25. tcstunna tcstunna is offline

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    Aug 27th, 2007 (8/27/2007 6:10pm) in reply to miami_aces

    why the fuck would ne body wanna stop smoking weed
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